The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
Thirteen Carloads of Melons Dumped
Into the Oconee-Gen. Toombs' Old
Body Servant Dead Voolfolk Begins
His Third Week in Jail-Engineer
Ford Dead.
GEORGIA.
Boil worms have appeared in the cotton
Ia Monroe county.
A railroad from Jackson to Indian Springs
viii probably be built at an early day.
The Twenty-third Georgia regiment will
hold its annual reunion at Adalrsville,
August 81.
In Newton county the common upland
cotton is better fruited than that on rich
land or second bottom.
1t is said that Col. w. c.. Morrell late
Treasurer of the Western and Atlantic rail
road, left $4,000 to the Young Mems
Library and S25, 900 to the Atlanta Uni
versity.
Some negroes found during the last week,
on or near the Bridges plantation in Jasper
county, an Indian skull, jug and pot of
arrow heads, etc, which were washed up
in the recent freshet,
Having undergone a satisfactory exami-
nation for the civil service in December
last, Charles Hardin, of Forsyth, has re
Gently received and accepted an appoint
ment in the dead letter department at
Washington.
Comptroller General Wright announces
that the Home Providence Safety Fund AS
sociation is debarred from doing further
business IN the State of Georgia because of
its failure TO make the semi-annual returns
required by law and pay the taxes demand
ed upon its business by July l.
The way of the melon grower is sometimes
l. - a
trail were condemned at Oconee, and orders
given to dump them in the Oconee river,
which was done. In cases like that the
. grower loses his melons and the railroad
loses the freight, and the total loss amounts
to good round sum.
Old Uncle Billy Toombs died at Washing
ton, Monday. He was several years the
senior of his master, Gen. Toombs, whom
he has served all his life as "A body servant
He died at the Toombs homestead, where he
has always lived. He refused To go free
when emancipated, declaring that he in
tended TO live and die with old marstcr."
Between thirty aud forty laboreIs, re-
Gently employed on the Buena Vista and
Elberton railroad, left Americas for Blakely
Monday 10 work on n new road near that
place. There has been considerable trouble
recently among the hands employed to grade
the Buena Vista and Elberton road land it is
said that OF all those at work there last week
all have quit and gone away except some
twenty or thirty.
Monday L. 2. Elliott, of Hamilton coun-
ty, Tennessee, made application at the ex-
ecutive Office, at Atlanta, for the Sl5O re-
ward for the arrest and delivery of Lee
James, who was wanted in Bibb county for
the lynching of Moore there last year. 1t
will be remembered that Moore was lynched
by party for the supposed rape of white
girl IN Macon. The grand jury of Bibb
county afterwards found true bills against
some OF those who were participants In the
matter. The reward was not paid Elliott
because his papers were not full and explicit
The average raft hand of the Altamaha
when he starts for home filled with whisky,
is anything but a pleasant companion.
Recognizing this fact, the railroad authori-
ties pack them all away in a second class
car from Sterling Station, where they get
on, to their destination. Last Saturday
night, two squads of these fellows got on at
the owe station, and before they had gone
any distance were ON a regular tare. Tho
lights were put out, and in minutes time
lively skirmish ensued. One chap from
O'Brien, taking full charge, and with knife
in hand, cut his way right and left, killing
one and 'wounding Others. He is still at
large.
A tax f. ia. to the extent of $500 was
issued from the Comptroller Generals office
Monday against the Singer Sewing Machine
Company for the tax upon twenty agents
reported to the office The tax is $40 upon
each agent. The company, under the legal
advice OF Its attorney, pays this tax under
solemn protest, and withholds payment at
last until the fl. ia. is issued, for the purpose
of allowing the Il. fl. to show the emphatic
protest with which it conforms to the law
when it is obliged to do So The COMPANY
takes the position that the tax of $40 upon
the class Of agents the tax reaches is burden
some and unjust, and not lawful in CON
sideration Of the other taxes paid by 1t to
the State.
Gov. Gordon was sought Monday morn
ing by negro man, who hailed from ITALIA
poosa, in Haralson county. Tho man do
clared that he had come all the way to
Atlanta to get protection from the Gov
ernor, and also to have punished some men
who had greatly injured him in HARRISON
county. He was informed that the Sheriff
and the courts were the proper parties to
apply to for both protection and redress.
After relating how he had been beaten M
and his arm broken, the negro departed,
going back presumably 10 Tallapoosa but it
afterward TRANSFERRED that he had bo.n en-
gagged in a difficulty at that place, in which
his injuries had been received, and had
been bound over to answer for the of
Tense at tho next term Of HARRISON Superior
Court.
The gray beaded bachelors will soon have
a chance In addition to health-giving
qualities the Athens Bonner has discovered
another peculiar quality for the Daniel
Spring water. 1t says: "There is no doubt
about the fact that the water from the
Daniel Spring is a natural hair dye Mrs.
Sheats, of Oconee county, is now on a visit
to her brother, Mr.. Ike Lowe This lady's
hair was entirely gray until she puid visit
TO Daniel Spring, whore she was accustomed
every morning 10 battle her head with
the water. Her hair at once began TO
change color, and is now almost black; she
used no preparation on it. This is certainly
valuable discovery, and il properly utii-
lied will make n fortune for those gentle
men who own this property. Tho Daniel
Spring is about six miles from Union Point,
and its water is controlled by a company of
Athenians"
On Friday, Aug. ~, Engineer Andrew j.
Ford, in the employ of McDonough a. Co.
ut currency, in Appling county, on the
East Tennessee Railroad, ran an engine
carrying q number of wood choppers to
work. They stopped 10 repair broken
rail, and the engineer ordered John Pinks-
ton, a black negro who was slow 10 move,
to go forward and help clear the track. The
negro attacked Ford as he gotoff the engine
and sunk the blade of his axe in the top Of
the engineers head. The fireman frightened
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